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* To link to the Dog page you put <nowiki>[[Dog]]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [[Dog]] | * To link to the Dog page you put <nowiki>[[Dog]]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [[Dog]] | ||
* To link to the World of Warcraft page you put <nowiki>[[World of Warcraft]]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [[World of Warcraft]] | * To link to the World of Warcraft page you put <nowiki>[[World of Warcraft]]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [[World of Warcraft]] | ||
These are often referred to as "wiki links" to distinguish them from hyperlinks to an external website. | |||
You can create a | You can create a hyperlink to an external website by putting single square brackets around the URL of the website. For example: | ||
* To link to Google page you put <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [http://www.google.com] | * To link to Google page you put <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [http://www.google.com] | ||
If you wish to make that external link have a more descriptive link, put a space after the URL and type the text of the link before the closing square bracket. For example: | If you wish to make that external link have a more descriptive link, put a space after the URL and type the text of the link before the closing square bracket. For example: | ||
* To link to Google page you put <nowiki>[http://www.google.com Google's homepage]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [http://www.google.com Google's homepage] | * To link to Google page you put <nowiki>[http://www.google.com Google's homepage]</nowiki> which will produce this link: [http://www.google.com Google's homepage] | ||
This is the preferred format for links in the "External Links" subpage. | |||
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You can create links to other Citizendium pages by simply putting double square brackets around the name of the page. For example:
- To link to the Dog page you put [[Dog]] which will produce this link: Dog
- To link to the World of Warcraft page you put [[World of Warcraft]] which will produce this link: World of Warcraft
These are often referred to as "wiki links" to distinguish them from hyperlinks to an external website.
You can create a hyperlink to an external website by putting single square brackets around the URL of the website. For example:
- To link to Google page you put [http://www.google.com] which will produce this link: [1]
If you wish to make that external link have a more descriptive link, put a space after the URL and type the text of the link before the closing square bracket. For example:
- To link to Google page you put [http://www.google.com Google's homepage] which will produce this link: Google's homepage
This is the preferred format for links in the "External Links" subpage.
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